"I was covering the Supreme Court when it……" — Anthony Lewis
"I was covering the Supreme Court when it decided Gideon v. Wainright, and the case has always had special meaning for me."
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20 Quotes by Anthony Lewis
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We Americans have a sense of ourselves as a moral people. We have led the way in the fight for…
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Over many years, the United States has worked to persuade and compel governments around the world to abide by the…
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Even a competent lawyer may not be able to mount an adequate defense against the state, with all its resources,…
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Faith in reason was the foundation stone of the United States.
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With one terrible exception, the Civil War, law and the Constitution have kept America whole and free.
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I am an optimist about America.
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Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to…
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The only way to security for Israel and a humane life for Palestinians in their own land is political. No…
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The Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders, in open court before an international tribunal, had a profound long-term effect in bringing…
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Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.
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Attacking the indecency of life in much of the Southern Hemisphere is no longer a matter of grace, of charity,…
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We have learned by now, or should have, that the best-intended designers of aid programs can make ghastly mistakes in…
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It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
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To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what…
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